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John McEnroe vs Darren Cahill H2H: 1-1

John McEnroe and Darren Cahill are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Darren Cahill leads 1–0 on carpet, while John McEnroe leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Darren Cahill won the 1991 San Francisco quarterfinal 7-6 3-6 6-3.

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John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main draw meetings
Darren Cahill
AUS Age 60 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Darren Cahill #48 7-6 3-6 6-3 John McEnroe #15 Match data Feb 9, 1991* QF San Francisco ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet
John McEnroe #8 4-6 4-6 6-2 6-3 8-6 Darren Cahill #26 Match data Jun 28, 1989* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
John McEnroe #1,219 #1 1,506 2,493 835 191 81.4% 7 0 3 3 64 77
Darren Cahill #538 #22 823 1,889 132 116 53.2% 0 0 0 0 2 2

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age John McEnroe Darren Cahill
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1976 1–1 50.0% #264 1,516 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1977 28–14 66.7% #18 1,854 0 0 1984 2–4 33.3% #268 1,502 0 0
19 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,152 0 5 1985 11–12 47.8% #132 1,578 0 0
20 1979 88–14 86.3% #3 2,294 1 15 1986 5–6 45.5% #137 1,549 0 0
21 1980 83–17 83.0% #2 2,270 2 24 1987 17–18 48.6% #82 1,660 0 0
22 1981 69–9 88.5% #1 2,278 4 34 1988 32–23 58.2% #27 1,768 0 1
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,291 4 39 1989 23–19 54.8% #53 1,756 0 1
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,310 5 46 1990 22–19 53.7% #57 1,820 0 1
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,477 7 59 1991 15–6 71.4% #91 1,868 0 2
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,300 7 67 — — — — — — —
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,199 7 70 — — — — — — —
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,101 7 70 1994 5–9 35.7% #192 1,772 0 2
29 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,024 7 72 — — — — — — —
30 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,100 7 75 — — — — — — —
31 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,969 7 76 — — — — — — —
32 1991 32–18 64.0% #28 1,831 7 77 — — — — — — —
33 1992 32–18 64.0% #20 1,882 7 77 — — — — — — —
35 1994 0–1 0.0% #1219 1,871 7 77 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age John McEnroe Darren Cahill
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
17 1976 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 18 9 27 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 1984 — — — — — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
19 1978 23 7 30 76.7% 17 6 23 73.9% 5 2 7 71.4% 32 4 36 88.9% 1985 1 1 2 50.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3%
20 1979 22 3 25 88.0% 11 3 14 78.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 46 7 53 86.8% 1986 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
21 1980 15 3 18 83.3% 12 5 17 70.6% 17 1 18 94.4% 39 8 47 83.0% 1987 8 7 15 53.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
22 1981 25 1 26 96.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 0 13 100.0% 25 6 31 80.6% 1988 17 11 28 60.7% 8 6 14 57.1% 7 3 10 70.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
23 1982 20 4 24 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 29 3 32 90.6% 1989 12 10 22 54.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 3 9 66.7%
24 1983 16 4 20 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 21 2 23 91.3% 1990 13 10 23 56.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 3 5 8 37.5%
25 1984 17 1 18 94.4% 11 1 12 91.7% 13 0 13 100.0% 30 0 30 100.0% 1991 9 5 14 64.3% — — — — — — — — 6 1 7 85.7%
26 1985 25 2 27 92.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 27 3 30 90.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1986 15 3 18 83.3% — — — — — — — — 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1987 12 4 16 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 14 4 18 77.8% 1994 4 6 10 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 1988 15 4 19 78.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1989 21 5 26 80.8% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% 19 5 24 79.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1990 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1991 18 10 28 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 4 15 73.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1992 15 7 22 68.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1994 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 281 67 348 80.7% 108 40 148 73.0% 117 20 137 85.4% 329 64 393 83.7% — 65 52 117 55.6% 29 23 52 55.8% 21 22 43 48.8% 17 19 36 47.2%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age John McEnroe Darren Cahill
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
17 1976 1517 111.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% +1.00 — 0–1 — +0.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1977 1855 156.5 — — — — -222 -44 -147 64.9% +1.04 6–8 (43%) 7–4 (64%) — -0.87 1984 1503 101.4 — — — — — — +36 33.3% -0.78 2–1 (67%) 2–5 (29%) — +0.41
19 1978 2153 163.5 — — — — +35 -221 -375 72.3% +1.45 22–9 (71%) 20–5 (80%) — -1.16 1985 1579 119.7 — — — — -42 +39 -36 44.4% -0.25 6–1 (86%) 2–3 (40%) — +1.37
20 1979 2294 175.0 — — — — +111 -292 -360 79.5% +2.13 17–6 (74%) 13–12 (52%) — -4.92 1986 1549 104.9 — — — — -32 +66 -4 43.3% -0.53 1–1 3–1 (75%) — +1.42
21 1980 2271 176.2 — — — — +103 -287 -81 76.8% +1.92 16–5 (76%) 23–11 (68%) — -5.58 1987 1660 131.0 — — — — -40 +62 -197 48.4% -0.23 7–6 (54%) 7–7 (50%) — +1.36
22 1981 2279 175.8 — — — — +77 -268 +21 82.9% +2.37 6–4 (60%) 11–9 (55%) — -3.31 1988 1769 143.6 — — — — -66 -3 -129 55.3% +0.54 10–8 (56%) 11–14 (44%) — -1.01
23 1982 2292 171.0 — — — — +80 -281 +21 82.6% +2.16 6–2 (75%) 14–4 (78%) — -3.80 1989 1756 135.5 — — — — -3 +10 -122 51.7% +0.11 10–5 (67%) 11–7 (61%) — +0.31
24 1983 2311 171.6 — — — — +96 -232 +54 79.7% +2.11 10–3 (77%) 13–9 (59%) — -3.92 1990 1820 148.2 — — — — -2 — -130 53.3% +0.28 6–10 (38%) 7–8 (47%) — -2.15
25 1984 2478 178.8 — — — — +59 -295 -2 90.9% +2.81 8–2 (80%) 13–2 (87%) — -2.77 1991 1869 142.3 +3.05 +1.72 1.173 52.8% +4 — — 62.5% +0.71 7–2 (78%) 4–4 (50%) — +0.06
26 1985 2300 171.1 — — — — +156 -100 +103 80.9% +2.16 11–3 (79%) 16–7 (70%) — -1.30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1986 2200 152.5 — — — — +121 — — 77.4% +1.82 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1987 2101 163.1 — — — — +100 +29 — 67.6% +1.06 6–2 (75%) 7–4 (64%) — -1.58 1994 1772 133.1 -0.61 +1.03 0.946 49.2% +15 — — 41.7% -0.56 2–4 (33%) 3–2 (60%) — -1.33
29 1988 2025 157.5 — — — — +93 +91 — 74.0% +1.73 4–6 (40%) 7–6 (54%) — -1.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1989 2101 168.5 — — — — +41 — +115 70.3% +1.37 11–1 (92%) 11–7 (61%) — -3.55 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1990 1970 152.1 — — — — +13 — +206 65.9% +1.12 10–5 (67%) 8–8 (50%) — -0.66 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1991 1832 148.2 +2.68 +1.47 1.148 52.3% +40 — +312 61.0% +0.89 7–6 (54%) 10–11 (48%) — +1.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1992 1883 154.7 +2.89 +2.22 1.132 52.2% +2 +89 +277 59.6% +0.83 10–4 (71%) 8–11 (42%) — -1.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1994 1872 108.6 +5.28 -0.41 0.613 42.4% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — -0.44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2494 173.5 +2.82 +1.83 1.132 52.2% +74 -172 -3 75.4% +1.78 153–69 (69%) 186–115 (62%) 104.4 -3.49 — 1889 142.3 +1.54 +1.44 1.072 51.3% -20 +30 -89 51.1% +0.11 51–38 (57%) 50–51 (50%) 106.4 +0.18

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.